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Episode 9: How to Deal, Examining Fear, Anxiety, and Growth Through Art ft. Grace Miceli
For this episode I got to talk to artist Grace Miceli about her new book, How to Deal.
In this episode we talk about:
- Grace introduces herself, her work, and her book.
- When and how the book started.
- How/Why Grace made the decision to pursue creating a book.
- Working with a team to publish the book.
- Fear associated with doing/creating something for the first time.
- Working on the book during the covid-19 pandemic.
- Making artwork that fits into a larger project vs. standalone work.
- The process of creating work for the book-the art direction, organization, and planning.
- Online shopping and some of the comics in the book that talk about it.
- Grace's creative process for her artwork- lists, showing up consistently, inspiration, editing.
- Grace's artistic world and art style- how it has developed, how it allows her to create in a safe space but also expanding outside of her comfort zone creatively.
- The push and pull of staying in our comfort zone and getting out of it.
- The falsehood of control.
- The relationships and interpretations others have with Grace's artwork.
- Grace's dog Tony and his influence on her life and art.
- Animals in art and human experiences being represented through them.
- Grace's journey with self-help, mental/emotional health and communicating that through art.
- The never-ending nature of processing your feelings.
- Not using self-improvement/self-help against yourself.
- Grace's feelings and thoughts about the book being released soon.
Pre-order or Purchase How to Deal: https://gracemiceli.com/how-to-deal
Grace's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbabygirl/
Stuff and People Mentioned in the episode:
Feel It Out by Jordan Sondler
The Kindly Lion
Adam Kurtz
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